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WhatsApp update adds AI-powered ‘Scam Alert’ feature that screens messages

Tool requires users to opt in and runs entirely on the device

The Independent UK · Aug 14

WhatsApp has a simple trick for finding old messages: Here’s how to quickly search your chats by date

WhatsApp offers a date search feature to locate old messages. This tool allows users to jump directly to a specific conversation day. The process varies slightly across Android, iPhone, and web platforms. Users can also search for keywords and media within chats. This feature saves time when recalling past conversations…

The Economic Times · Aug 14

The 20-Minute Social Media Audit That Digital Wellness Coaches Swear By (And You Keep Skipping)

Why Chanakya Would Have Audited His Feed FirstChanakya wrote in the Arthashastra that a king who does not examine his own conduct before examining his kingdom's problems will solve nothing. The principle maps cleanly onto the social media audit: most people want to fix their relationship with their phone without…

Times Life · Aug 14

Why Indian Men Stray: The Loneliness and Silence Their Families Never Speak About

The marriage he arrived inHe did everything right. He married the woman his family approved of, moved into the right kind of flat, showed up at every puja, every cousin's wedding, every office Diwali party with her on his arm. And somewhere inside that correct life, he started to disappear…

Times Life · Aug 12

88-year-old Delhi man loses mobile, then Rs 70,000 vanishes from his bank account: How this fraud led to a pan-India cyberfraud gang that uses victims' stolen phones to steal money

An 88-year-old Delhi man's stolen phone and Rs 70,000 in unauthorised transactions led Delhi Police to a pan-India cyberfraud syndicate operating across three states. Nine people have been arrested from Jaipur, Ghaziabad, and Meerut, with police recovering 52 stolen phones, 145 SIM cards, and 70 debit cards from the network.

The Economic Times · Aug 11

The Accomplished Indian Woman Who Holds Everything Together Except Her Own Emotional Life

The promotion nobody toasts at the dinner tableYou got the promotion. You told your mother on the phone and she said, "Good, good" and then asked if you'd eaten. You told your partner and he nodded and went back to his screen. At work, your team sent a group message.…

Times Life · Aug 11

New Mexico Judge Rules Meta's Platforms Are a Public Nuisance and Orders $567 Million for Teen Mental Health

A New Mexico judge found Facebook and Instagram a public nuisance and ordered Meta to fund $567 million in youth mental health care.

Medical Daily · Aug 9

WhatsApp scam costs Hong Kong man $1.27 million after criminals used AI voice notes to impersonate his father — experts say secret codewords are the best way to stay safe

Scammers used AI to steal $1.27 million from a Hong Kong man as experts say a secret codeword can keep you safe.

TechRadar · Aug 7

ETtech Explainer: Why Meta's Zuckerberg may have to publicly bend the knee in India

A parliamentary panel sought an apology from Mark Zuckerberg over the removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Facebook post, warning that Meta could lose its intermediary immunity if he refused. During a meeting with Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) officials on Wednesday, Meta's chief global affairs officer Joel…

The Economic Times · Aug 7

CBI finds NEET-UG 2026 paper leak involved 3 NTA experts, multi-state conspiracy

The CBI has filed a chargesheet against thirteen individuals for a NEET-UG 2026 paper leak. Three NTA subject experts allegedly accessed and shared confidential examination questions. A chain of intermediaries then distributed these leaked papers to candidates for money. Digital evidence, including chat records, confirms the circulation of leaked questions.…

The Economic Times · Aug 7